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CHAP, xiir. 
Goa take» by Albuquerque. The Death of Sabajus. Hidaican comes befere 
Goa. Albuquerque f^i^f^ Goa a. [econdtme : Routs the Moors, md efla- 
blifhes Chrijltmity in that Ctty, The Life and At'iions of Xaverius in the 
Indies, China and Japan. His Z^eal and Pfety, 
Goa h^fs a 'T^ H E City of Coa is feated in an Ifle againU Onnus^ and attack Goa^ ire might 
lad Air, X of a confidcrabie bignefs, at 16 make himfelf mailer of that City vvith- 
tbe Conti- that the ToYtugmfes have in this place offer'd to go along with him in Perfon, 
ritnt, (as the Dutch have at Batavia) their and to take his fliare in all the danger, 
great Hofpital of the Indies^ becaufe Albuquerque approving of the Counfel of 
many of the Europeans die here im- r?mo/i!«,call'd together a Council of War, 
mediately after their arrival, and many in which it being agreed to lay afide the 
more fall fick by reafon of the moifture Defign upon Onnns^ and in liea thereof 
of the Air, as it was formerly at Bata- to attack Goa^ Ttmo]a lifted a good num- 
ma^ which has been remedied fince in ber of Soldiers (under pretence that they 
fome meafure, by draining the Fens there- were to be imploy'd againft Ormm ) and 
abouts. Goa is the Capital City of the foon after having join'd Jlbuquerque with 
Portuguefe Indies, the chief Refidence of 14 Ships, they tarried near 11 days in 
their Viceroy and Archbilhop. The Ci- the Ifle of ylnchedlva : For fome of the. 
ty is built after the Portuguefe manner, Poytuguefes began to queftion the fuccefs 
each Houfc having its peculiar Garden, of this Enterprize, alledging that there 
as zt CochiYiy and other Portuguefe Cities were 4000 Men in Gafifon in the City, Albuqucr- 
io the Indies. and that it was imprudence to rely too que fets 
Get txlien Th^ tamous City of G^tJ^j was conquer'd much upon Timoja; bnt Albuquerque -psr- fail for 
by t\M:r for the Portuguefes by Albuquerque in the filling in his Refolution, fet fail from 
querque, fciiowing manner : One Timoja a famous the Ifle, and came to an Anchor before 
Perlbn in thofe parts, having polTefsM the Bar of Coa. 
himfelf of a fmall Ifle belonging to the From hence he detatch'd Anthony No- 
Kingdom of 0«or, was a declar'd Enemy roma his Sifl:er's Son, and Timoja with 
of Sabajm (of whom before) and the Aia- fome light V^elTels, to make themfelves 
hometans of Goa., who interfering with mafters of the two Forts that defended Treo Forts 
him in their Commerce, he had de- the Entrance towards the City ; which ti^ken^ 
llroy'd many of the Ships of the Egy^- being done with all imaginable fuccefs, 
tians and Saracens trading thither. Thus he fent his Meflengers to Goa., to let the 
being link'd in point of Intereft to the Inhabitants know, that if they would 
Portuguefes, he had declar'd to Almeyda fubmit,they Ihould be treated like Friends, 
his readinefs to do what Service he was and be difcharged of one third part of 
able to perform to Emanuel then King of the Tribute they were oblig'd to pay to 
Portugal. Hidaican but in cafe of refufal they 
Albuquerque coming into thofe parts, muft exped no Mercy, The Inhabitants 
fent for Timoja., to confultwith him con- of Goa feeing themfelves reduc'd to this 
cerning certain matters of moment re- nonplus, in the abfence of Hidaican, 
lating to thofe parts, who inform'd him^ moft of their Soldiers having deferred, 
that Sabajus being a declar'd Enemy of and their Forts in the Enemies hands, 
the Portuguefes, had after the taking of thought it their wifefl: courfe not to a- 
Dabul, bellow'd vaft Sums of Mony in bide the extremity, but to accept of the 
making Preparations againft the Chri- Offers of the Portuguefe s, which they did . 
Sabajus fc« ftiansi but being prevented by Death from accordingly, and receiv'd Albuquerque yender'J r* 
Death, putting them in execution, he Was fucceed- with all the Demonftrations of Friend- ^/je l ortu- 
ed by his Son /://W^i/c^M, who being engag'd (hip, who rode triumphantly on Horfe- 8"^^. 
in a War with the neighbouring Kings, back into the City under the Acclama- 
and Goa at this time embroil'd within- tionsof the People, a Dominican arvying 
teftine Diviflons, which had made moft of an Enfign with the Crofs in it, and ano- 
the Garifon defert his Service, he was of ther the Keys of the City (furrendcr'd 
opinion, that in cafe Albuquerque would to him ) before him. He was very 
for this time fet afide his Expedition punctual in performing all the Articles 
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